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Will the EU’s Ban on Destroying Unsold Stock Actually Work?

It’s been a month since the ban on the destruction of unsold clothing, textiles and footwear was rolled out in Europe, preventing enterprise-scale fashion brands from incinerating or landfilling usable products. Now brands are busy collecting and organizing fragmented supply chain data, and establishing new channels to deal with their unsold stock.Written for Vogue Business.

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The Darker Side of Live Shopping

Proponents believe that live-stream selling is the future of e-commerce, creating new avenues for selling dead stock, vintage, and secondhand products while purportedly reducing return rates and overcoming inherent limitations of static e-commerce websites by allowing shoppers to ask questions and see the detail, flow, and fit of the garments. But others are concerned that live streaming is speeding up consumption and using manipulative tactics, like limited shopping windows and bidding, to encourage impulse-driven shopping habits. Written for Vogue Business.

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Does B Corp Certification Mean Fashion Brands Are Sustainable and Ethical?

Consumer ethics are becoming an increasingly large factor in how we spend our money. But how to know if a business is actually ethical? B Corps claim to provide the definitive answer. Does a B- Corp certification really mean a business is trustworthy, sustainable and ethical?

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